Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] dt-bindings: media: Add Sony IMX585 CMOS image sensor

[Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>]

On Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 08:47:12AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 12/08/2025 08:31, Will Whang wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org> wrote:
> >> On 12/08/2025 04:47, Will Whang wrote:
> >>> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org> wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, Aug 10, 2025 at 11:09:18PM +0100, Will Whang wrote:
> >>>>> +description:
> >>>>> +  IMX585 sensor is a Sony CMOS sensor with 4K and FHD outputs.
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> +properties:
> >>>>> +  compatible:
> >>>>> +    enum:
> >>>>> +      - sony,imx585
> >>>>> +      - sony,imx585-mono
> >>>>
> >>>> I don't understand this second compatible. Is this different hardware?
> >>>> Can you point me to "mono" datasheet?
> >>>>
> >>>> Your description should explain this. Commit msg as well, instead of
> >>>> speaking about driver (in fact drop all driver related comments).
> >>>>
> >>> Mono version of this sensor is basically just removing the bayer
> >>> filter, so the sensor itself actually doesn't know if it is color or
> >>> mono and from my knowledge there are no registers programmed in the
> >>> factory that will show the variant and model number. (That is why when
> >>> the driver probing it only test blacklevel register because there are
> >>> no ID registers)
> >>> Originally in V1 patch I've made the switch between color and mono in
> >>> dtoverlay config but reviewer comments is to move it to compatible
> >>> string and not property.(https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/20250703175121.GA17709@pendragon.ideasonboard.com/)
> >>
> >> You only partially answer and judging by mentioning driver below:
> >>
> >>> In this case, what would you recommend?
> >>>
> >>> compatible:
> >>>   enum:
> >>>     - sony,imx585
> >>>     - sony,imx585-mono
> >>>   description: IMX585 has two variants, color and mono which the
> >>> driver supports both.
> >>
> >> ... I still have doubts that you really understand what I am asking. Is
> >> this one device or two different devices?
> > 
> > One device that has two variants: IMX585-AAMJ1 (Mono) and IMX585-AAQJ1
> > (Color). Silicon-wise the difference is just with or without bayer
> > filter.
> 
> Then I would propose to use sony,imx585-aamj1 and -aaqj1 with short
> explanation either in comment or description about difference in RGB
> mosaic filter.

Works for me. We could possibly omit the "j1" suffix too.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart